What Is Fiber Reinforced Hose?
The fiber reinforced hose is named after its inner fiber thread. It is also called a reticulated tube or braided tube
and is mainly used in the high-end food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.
Structure: Inner core: polyurethane (PU); reinforcement layer: fiber braided; outer skin:
polyurethane (PU).
Classification
Fiber reinforced hose is divided into two types: fiber reinforced polyurethane hose and fiber reinforced nylon hose.
Fiber Reinforced Polyurethane Hose (XPU)
Features: Smooth appearance, small bending radius.
Performance: High strength, high modulus, high elasticity, tear resistance, solvent resistance, oil
resistance, weather resistance, and combined rubber and plastic properties.
Its outer diameter, bending radius, and weight are all 1/2 to 1/3 of those of an inner diameter rubber tube for the
same purpose, making it very convenient for process design and manual installation.
Uses: High-pressure and low-pressure hoses are mainly used for high-pressure hoses, brake hoses on
machine tools, automobiles, engineering machinery, motorcycles, and pneumatic instrument lines in automatic control
systems of petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, smelting, and other industries.
Fiber Reinforced Nylon Hose (XPA)
Structure: Inner core: nylon (XPA); reinforcement layer: fiber braided; outer skin: polyurethane
(PU).
Features: Smooth appearance, small bending radius.
Performance: High strength, high modulus, high elasticity, tear resistance, solvent resistance, oil
resistance, weather resistance, and combined rubber and plastic properties.
Its outer diameter, bending radius, and weight are all 1/2 to 1/3 of those of an inner diameter rubber tube for the
same purpose, making it very convenient for process design and manual installation.
Uses: High-pressure and low-pressure hoses are mainly used for high-pressure hoses, brake hoses on
machine tools, automobiles, engineering machinery, motorcycles, and pneumatic instrument lines in automatic control
systems of petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, and smelting industries.
The Recycling Challenge
Although these fiber tubes are becoming increasingly widely used, the pollution to the environment is getting more
serious. Because of the presence of fibers, they are difficult to recycle.
WANROOETECH’s Solution
WANROOETECH Machinery has developed a complete set of solutions for crushing, air separation, and grinding. This
system can recover PVC, rubber, PU, and other fiber-reinforced hoses to separate pure PVC, rubber, PU, and fiber.
The Separation System Structure
The recycling process for PVC/rubber/PU fiber-reinforced hoses is as follows:
The hoses are cut into 3–4 mm particles by a crusher and then transported by pneumatic conveying to a vibrating
screen for air separation.
The air cushion at the bottom of the screen produces a vibration air flotation effect, which utilizes the difference
in material density to achieve automatic stratification. Heavy PVC, rubber, and PU particles settle in the lower
layer, while light fibers float up.
The sieve top vacuum suction tube draws the fibers to the aggregate device for separation. The lower mixed particles
are ground into powder by a dedicated crusher and blended with new materials in proportion for granulation.
Benefits of the Recycling Solution
The physical properties of recycled materials are highly similar to those of raw materials. This not only achieves
closed-loop utilization of waste but also reduces production costs by 30%–50% through raw material substitution,
forming a win-win solution of environmental benefits and economic value.
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